Podcast appearances and mentions of Jim Bolger

The 1990s in New Zealand have dawned with images of harmony projected to the world, but longstanding divisions still acute at home. The Bolger government comes to power promising to uphold the Treaty and provide redress for injustice.  Negotiations over the Sealords fishery quota and with two of Aotearoa's largest iwi, Waikato Tainui and Ngāi Tahu face pushback from all directions: in cabinet and the National Party base, from the public, and within te ao Māori, where the concept of the “fiscal envelope” is widely considered anathema.  Plus: how Jim Bolger outmanoeuvered Ruth Richardson on Te Papa. The fifth episode of Juggernaut 2: The Story of the Fourth National Government includes new and exclusive interviews with Jim Bolger, Anake Goodall, Doug Graham, Tau Henare, Jenny Shipley and more.  Click here for full details of archive material used in this series Juggernaut 2 was made with the support of NZ On Air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It took an extraordinary cocktail of events to bring proportional representation to New Zealand – everything from political cock-ups to public screams of resentment. This is the story of a country that decides to tear up its electoral plumbing – and what it does next. As the country chooses MMP, it also puts Jim Bolger back in power, but by the very narrowest of margins. Winston Peters and Jim Anderton thrive, small, splinter parties proliferate, and the old guard scrambles to prepare for the new world. For the first time, voters get those two ticks, and you'll never guess who wins the balance of power and keeps the country hanging on which way he'll go. The fourth episode of Juggernaut 2: The Story of the Fourth National Government includes new and exclusive interviews with Jim Bolger, Tau Henare, Helen Clark, Sandra Lee-Vercoe, Rob Eaddy, Jenny Shipley and more.  Click here for full details of archive material used in this series Juggernaut 2 was made with the support of NZ On Air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Either Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is telling porkies, or he's the most out-of-the-loop person in Wellington. His claim that there's “no talk” of rolling Chris Luxon is complete nonsense. There is talk—serious talk. I can tell you for a fact that senior National Party ministers believe Luxon can't continue in the job. MPs are actively discussing whether to pull the pin and replace him. If they do, the most likely successor is Chris Bishop. But—and this is crucial—they haven't decided to do it yet. Why? Because it's risky. Rolling a sitting Prime Minister has only happened once before, with Jim Bolger, and that didn't end well. MPs know that sticking with Luxon might pay off if the economy improves next year. Better economic conditions could lift National's polling and save seats currently at risk. But there's a flip side: if the polls don't recover, Luxon's unpopularity could drag National down further. Like it or not, modern elections are presidential in style—voters focus on who they want as Prime Minister. Jacinda Ardern boosted Labour's vote in 2017. Luxon is part of why National's vote has fallen. Would Chris Bishop do better? Maybe. But it's a guess. He could also do worse. And the instability of rolling a sitting PM could make things even worse for National. So MPs face two high-risk options: stick with an unpopular leader or gamble on an unproven one. It's a call I wouldn't want to make—but they're making it right now. It may never happen, but trust me: the talk is real.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After some of the most hectic months in the history of New Zealand politics, Jim Bolger faces a white-knuckle byelection in Tamaki. In the seat vacated by the pugnacious Rob Muldoon, even the National candidate seems to be standing against the government.  With the impacts of radical and painful reforms still raw, a general election rapidly approaches. It will go right down to the wire, and serve up an unforgettable pair of election night speeches from Bolger and Mike Moore.  On the left, a new force challenges Labour for supremacy: Jim Anderton's Alliance. Helen Clark mounts a coup. And Bolger confronts a critical question: what to do with Ruth Richardson? Plus: a very strange visit to Moscow prompts a nuclear-submarines-for-butter proposition.  Includes new and exclusive interviews with Jim Bolger, Ruth Richardson, Jenny Shipley, Helen Clark, Sandra Lee-Vercoe, Rob Eaddy, Bill Birch and more.  Click here for full details of archive material used in this series Juggernaut 2 was made with the support of NZ On Air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the breakneck reforms of the 80s, Jim Bolger's promise of a calmer, more inclusive New Zealand hits the spot. Emerging from the shadow of Muldoon and shaking off the nuclear baggage, Bolger leads the National Party to a landslide victory under the “decent society” banner. But even before the celebrations are done, the hangover hits: the state-owned BNZ is on the brink, and the government books are in a parlous state. Ruth Richardson wastes no time as finance minister in making the most of crisis mode, and within weeks is driving through some of the most dramatic social, economic and labour reforms New Zealand has ever seen.  Picking up where the award-winning first season of Juggernaut left off, this first episode includes new and exclusive interviews with Jim Bolger, Ruth Richardson, Jenny Shipley, Don McKinnon, Bill Birch, Michael Wall, Rob Eaddy, Michael Laws and more.  Click here for full details of archive material used in this series Juggernaut 2 was made with the support of NZ On Air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A mood of protest sweeps New Zealand in 1991, sometimes spilling over into violence, as the reform machine powers on. Benefits are slashed, the Employment Contracts Act fundamentally reshapes the labour market, the health system is restructured, and Jim Bolger U-turns on a “no ifs, no buts, no maybes” promise around superannuation. Here Ruth Richardson tells the story of the Mother of All Budgets – what she was hoping to achieve, and how it got that indelible name.  In a whirlwind first year of government, Richardson takes some drastic steps. And National's challenges come not just from outside, but from within – Muldoon continues to lurk the halls, and there's a charismatic, increasingly popular young MP making trouble, too: Winston Peters.  Includes new and exclusive interviews with Jim Bolger, Ruth Richardson, Jenny Shipley, Susan St John, Helen Clark, Bill Birch, Rob Eaddy, Michael Laws and more.  Click here for full details of archive material used in this series Juggernaut 2 was made with the support of NZ On Air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our political commentator reflects on the life and times of our 35th Prime Minister, Jim Bolger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mourners have paid tribute to former Prime Minister Jim Bolger at an official funeral today, with current and former MPs from various parties travelling up the Wellington coast to attend. The Prime Minister was in attendance along with former Prime Ministers Jenny Shipley, Sir Bill English and Helen Clark. Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro declared Mr Bolger's passing the "end of an era" when a young farmer who left school at 15 could rise through the political ranks to become prime minister. Lillian Hanly reports.

Memories were shared of Jim Bolger as a devout Catholic, masterful farmer, family man and exceptional leader. Colleagues and family shared remembrances of the former Prime Minister, as he was laid to rest in Kapiti today. Former Prime Ministers, Governor-Generals, iwi leaders and the Māori Queen attended the funeral at Bolger's local parish. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper recapped all the tributes. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The final farewell for former Prime Minister takes place today. His funeral is being held at his local Catholic parish in Kapiti today at 11am, and thousands are expected to attend. Bolger served as Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997, and passed away last week aged 90. Sir Don McKinnon served as Deputy Prime Minister to Bolger, and joined Mike Hosking to pay tribute to Bolger and his legacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A North Otago farmer and former winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards takes time out from the tailing pen to talk about reduced methane targets, the mega-strikes, and the red meat industry. Plus, she shares her Jim Bolger story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday October 18 2025, the two women leading the fight for justice in the Pike River mine disaster Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse join Jack to discuss the new film telling their story. Jack reflects on his experience in Greymouth in the aftermath of the tragedy. Tech-xpert Paul Stenhouse shares all the details on ChatGPT's new adults only feature. Chef Nici Wickes raids the pantry and makes good use of her many jars of marmalade with some delightful little marmalade cakes. And, Kevin Milne tells the classic kiwi story of how he met the late Jim Bolger. Get the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast every Saturday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The passing of former Prime Minister Jim Bolger has been an opportunity to reflect on his life and legacy. 

Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger passed away this week. He served from 1990-1997 and secured National's largest ever victory in the 1990 election. Kevin Milne joins Jack Tame to share his personal experiences with Jim Bolger, who he once met at a café on the Kapiti coast. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister on what his government’s methane reduction target means for Kiwi farmers. Plus, emissions targets, Winston Peters’ comments on Fonterra and Alliance, reforming local government and the RMA, and paying tribute to Jim Bolger.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick Mills wraps the week with radio legend Polly Gillespie and playwright and columnist Dave Armstrong. Polly tells Nick she's considering a bid for a seat in parliament in next year's election and hints which party she'll run for. Dave and Polly shared their memories of Jim Bolger and thoughts on the issues of the week. They discuss Te Pati Māori, Gerry Brownlee cracking down in parliament, the local election results, the new report on Kainga Ora and mental health government funding after the I Am Hope scandal. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week the Gals battle tech issues both in NZ and Bali to chat about local election results, Te Pāti Māori drama, emissions and reading. Yass Queen to Jim Bolger and a great question from a listener about Parliament legislating over judicial decisions. Happy listening!

A towering figure in New Zealand's political history. A leader of conviction and a servant of the people.

A flurry of tributes from current and former politicians for former Prime Minister, Jim Bolger, who died yesterday. The 90-year-old died peacefully, surrounded by family. He served as Prime Minister between 1990 and 1997. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper looked back on some memories with the former leader. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Bolger's first Finance Minister says the former Prime Minister - who died yesterday aged 90 - sometimes sold himself short. Bolger served as an MP from 1972 and led the country for seven years. Ruth Richardson says in recent years, Bolger criticised some neo-liberal policies he oversaw. She says Bolger made tough decisions at a tough time. "His hand was forced by dreadful economic circumstances that we faced - a real baptism of fire. We did what was right." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 16 October 2025, senior political correspondent Barry Soper and former Finance Minister Ruth Richardson share their memories of the late Jim Bolger. Police and Oranga Tamariki have been secretly investigating Gloriavale for serious allegations of mistreatment of children. Gloriavale leaver Virginia Courage tells Heather what she witnessed while living in the community. Broadcaster Sean Plunket speaks to Heather after the Broadcasting Standards Authority defended its decision to go after online content. The Health Minister has accused senior doctors for crossing a moral line with their ongoing strikes. Plus, the Huddle debates whether we should be worried about our new Chinese built Interislander ferries because the shipyard has been linked to the Chinese military. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in Parliament, the usual agenda was put aside as the House dedicated the sitting day to lamenting the death of Jim Bolger. Almost all MPs made a note of his legacy as an advocate for MāoriGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The former prime minister died yesterday.

Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger has died aged 90. He became the 35th Prime Minister after leading National to a landslide victory in 1990. Bolger was ousted by his party caucus in 1997 and replaced with Jenny Shipley. Today on The Front Page, Newstalk ZB Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper is with us to take us behind the scenes of Bolger’s government, and what his legacy will be. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Chelsea DanielsEditor/Producer: Richard MartinProducer: Jane YeeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kieran McAnulty and Chris Bishop appeared in TVNZ Breakfast talking of the passing of Jim Bolger who, as the conversation demonstrated, is about as far away from today's National Party as one could get. McAnulty and Bishop then debated how this CoC is ignoring the latest select committee submissions that went against their position 98% to 2%Health Minister Simeon Brown says senior doctors have crossed an “ethical line” by striking and delaying surgeries and care for “thousands of New Zealanders”, in an inflammatory address. “Strikes are a choice and a political one,” he said. “But when a union chooses strike action that forces thousands of operations and appointments to be cancelled, in my view, it crosses an ethical line.”Winston Peters accuses broadcasting watchdog of ‘Soviet era stasi' censorship as the BSA begins the process to look if their regulations cover internet broadcasting such as The Platform. Plunkett, of course, clutched pearls and prostrated himself as the martyr for free speech, but the overall conversation as if the BSA was to regulate the internet, what would that mean for us, for Bomber, for Brie Elliott, for Paul 'the other one' Barlow, in fact for anyone making content online.=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social

Marcus talks Jim Bolger, GrabOne, and then things take a turn with Jan (as often happens!)... LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FIRST WITH YESTERDAY'S NEWS (highlights from Thursday on Newstalk ZB) Memories of Jim/What State Housing Is For/Climate Policy Is So Last Decade/That's No Way to LiveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Friday 17th of October 2025, retired law professor Bill Hodge tells Ryan the Mowbray family has a point over their complaints about name suppression in our justice system. Former Silver Fern Margaret Foster previews the opening Constellation Cup test against Australia with Dame Noeline Taurua still stood down. Ryan reckons Jim Bolger's death has put a spotlight on how our current crop of polticians aren't up to much. And Cameron Bagrie joins the show and agrees with Infometrics' warning that the OCR cuts are risking actually overcooking the economy. Get the Early Edition Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's hard listening to all the tributes for Jim Bolger and not feeling like we're being short-changed by our current crop of leaders.A few short generations ago, this country was a different place.Before the internet. Before the phones. Before the anxiety.Before career politicians—those who go straight from school to university, into the student union, and then directly into politics.Jim Bolger was in Parliament a long time. But he had a productive life before that. He left school at 15 and went straight into work. Hard work. Manual work. On the farm in Taranaki, and later in Te Kuiti.Now it's straight from school, into a student union at university, and then into Parliament.Have you watched Parliament TV lately? There are MPs who literally don't know how to ask a question.It's like watching a video buffer.No idea about standing orders. No idea about the rules that govern the place. And no apparent desire to learn, either.Just walk in. Full of entitlement. Sit down. And start yelling.One of the most important tools in the modern MP's toolbox seems to be an unwavering ability to take offence.At anything and everything.Intolerance for another's point of view—the antithesis of Jim Bolger—is now commonplace.Where once there was decency, there's mistrust.Wisdom has been usurped by incompetence.And decorum has been thrown out the window and replaced with petulance.People aren't recognised for their standing in the community and voted into Parliament.They're there because politics is now an industry—and more importantly—because nobody else would hire them or pay the going rate we do.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tributes are flowing for the former Prime Minister Jim Bolger, who has died aged 90. 

Richard Griffin was Jim Bolger's press secretary and describes Jim Bolger as a great friend.

Jim Bolger, New Zealand's 35th Prime Minister and National Party leader for 11 years, has died aged 90.

Jim Bolger, who was Prime Minister for much of the 1990s, has died aged 90. Bill Hickman has more on the life of the politician nicknamed The Great Helmsman.

Former Finance Minister, Ruth Richardson spoke to Corin Dann regarding the death of Jim Bolger.

Sir John Key spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss following the death of Jim Bolger.

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In August 2022, former Prime Minister Jim Bolger joined Newstalk ZB's Francesca Rudkin on The Sunday Session to launch his new book 'Fridays with Jim'. Listen to the chat above and read more his interview below. Jim Bolger entered the New Zealand political scene in 1972. A self-taught son of Irish Immigrants, the King Country farmer lead the National party to victory in 1990 and became the 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand. Then came three-terms as head of Government, a business leader and New Zealand ambassador to the United States. Jim Bolger is a familiar public face, but a couple of years ago, it occurred to journalist and author David Cohen that we didn't know that much about Jim Bolger the man. There came about Fridays with Jim, a book based on conversations between the pair about our country. In it, he speaks about his childhood and love for 'living on the land'. Bolger told Francesca Rudkin it's something that's driven his view on climate change which he says New Zealand is wonderful at talking about, but not doing anything about it. "You know, we will get a vaccine to control coronavirus, but there is no vaccine to control climate change." He also says there needs to be some radical rethinking when it comes to New Zealand's economy. Bolger says one thing that needs to be dealt with is raising the retirement age. He says his Government lifted the age to 65 because they couldn't afford to give retirement income at 60. He says it's a challenge facing this Government too. "We have to address the issue, it won't go away. "The number of people in the aged 65 bracket is going to double in the next 20 years."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger has died at the age of 90. He was New Zealand's 35th prime minister, in power from 1990 to 1997. After leaving Parliament in 1998, Bolger became New Zealand's ambassador to the United States and later Chancellor of the University of Waikato. Clare de Lore is a journalist who was Chair of the Press Gallery at the time Jim Bolger was Prime Minister, and a close friend of the family. She told Kerre Woodham that, 'it was a really happy environment in which he was until very recently when he had to go to hospital.' LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Benjamin Doyle's valedictory speech on Thursday, they call out Parliament for being a Hostile and Toxic place.Paul McMahon has a chat with us about The People's Choice, an organisation housing Left candidates with a shared vision for Christchurch.The Wellbeing Economy Alliance has put out a document to discuss the need for long-term planning and policy making - Jim Bolger gives his thoughts on the document that he has endorsed and the current state of New Zealand politics.=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social

The PM ponders Winston's response to the proposed sale of 65% of the Alliance Group to Irish-based Dawn Meats. Plus, we discuss high-vis vests, urgent economic action to protect exports, capital gains tax, wealth tax, and being the most unpopular PM since Jim Bolger.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick is joined by journalist and broadcaster Cornelius Lysaght to discuss the latest from around the racing world. With the news of veteran Derby-winning trainer Paul Cole's impending retirement, we look back at his career highlights in the company of longstanding owner Dr Jim Hay. Plus, with the Irish Derby the highlight of the weekend action, Curragh CEO Brian Kavanagh joins the show to preview the event and to discuss its future, addressing some of the criticism over the shape of the card. We enjoy time in the company of Jim Bolger this morning, who reminisces over the famous triumphs of St Jovite and Trading Leather, two of the three fastest Derby winners in history. Also on the show, GBB Operations manager Charlie Newton charts 5 years of the bonus scheme, which has now distributed over £20m, while Timeform's Dan Barber puts some meat on the bones of our "best performances at Thirsk" chat from yesterday.

Is Shane Jones showing the Minister for Treaty Negotiations Paul Goldsmith how to run his own portfolio? In response to Jones and his Member's bill on the never ending Ngāpuhi drama, Goldsmith says the process can't go on forever. Which is the same as saying nothing, because clearly it is, and Goldsmith clearly has no plan. The Jones bill is clever because my sense of it is there is so much infighting in the north of the country, they will, out of bloody mindedness, never strike a deal. All the logic we heard yesterday about tribes that have cut deals and invested billions and seen the endless benefits will have missed their mark in Northland, given a lot of Ngāpuhi aren't interested in a deal. They thrive on dissent and division and permanent anger and grievance. Jim Bolger, who I note in the past few weeks as he celebrated his 90th is still prone to the odd piece of public commentary, might like to have pondered his own role in this many, many years ago when they started to put up a few road markers around timeframes. The idea was they would set a date to file your claim, remembering even in Bolger's day the Waitangi Tribunal had been going since the 70's, and once you filed, they would impose another deadline to get it all wrapped up. Good idea, but it went nowhere because Bolger and Co. got sucked into the idea that this was unfair, it was rushed, and it was history. What wasn't said out loud was this was a gravy train that could go literally forever, and people were going to make a living off it. As Jones revealed yesterday, we've spent $20 million for Ngāpuhi alone, just for lunch and chats and airfares. You have to remember 1975 was a goodwill gesture. The tribunal and the settlement of grievances was entered into not because anyone had to, but because it was the right thing to do. It was driven by goodwill. I would have thought it was fairly obvious in the vast array of deals to be done and apologies to be made, like life, that some would embrace it and run with it and some would be unable to get out of their own way. What was needed but was missing, and still is (Jones aside), was leadership. We needed boundaries set and an explanation of the rules and expectations. And because that was missing, so is $20 million on lunch, and still no deal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This weekend marks the last day of Winnie and the first day of David Seymour as the Deputy Prime Minister. Now, mostly I don't actually care. I mean, I largely agree with Jim Bolger's assessment and, and obviously, happy 90th birthday to Jim for tomorrow. The role doesn't actually mean very much. It's symbolic. It doesn't carry any particular power other than really just letting you know who's second in command. But it feels like an appropriate time just to take a moment to acknowledge, because we don't do this very often, that it's actually very nice, isn't it, to have both of these two men in government right now, if only to give the Nats a little bit of a push along, you know, to actually do things from time to time. Winston strikes me right now as the right man for the right job for right now. Don't you think? With all this nutty stuff that's going on in the world, his huge previous experience as a foreign minister, I think, is reassuring. I feel like it's not going overboard to say that I trust his instincts in the job. When he gets angry with Israel, you know, it's not for politics, it's not for performance. It's because he's actually angry with Israel. Given his experience, that would be warranted. On David Seymour, if there's one thing that we can truly thank him for right now, it's shifting the Overton window so that we can, and now do debate things like the treaty principles. The Overton window is the available, is the, it covers the stuff that we feel comfortable talking about in the media and in society. He has shifted that, so principles are now firmly within the Overton window and we talk about it, and we should be able to debate it, because they should not be taboo. Things that have as much impact on our economy and our society and our lives as treaty principles, and as on our private property as well, should be up for discussion without critics of those things being labelled racist. And it is squarely because of ACT's policies that those discussion, those discussions are now out in the open. Now, I don't really expect very much to change after the weekend other than maybe we'll see more of both men, more of David Seymour because he'll be the deputy, and more of Winston because he'll not be the deputy, which means that he can act up a little bit, maybe. But either way, I think it's not a bad thing to have both of them in there at the moment, is it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister fronts up on The Country, after standing Mike Hosking up on Monday. We discuss Jim Bolger’s comments about Winston and Seymour, the Investment Tax Boost, National Super and Pāmu’s carbon farming.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead to canter through this week's racing news. Guests today include Irish Champion jockey Jack Kennedy, who updates Nick on his progress as he recovers from yet another broken leg. Also on today's show, a lengthy chat with multiple Classic winning trainer Jim Bolger, who outlines his own plans for consolidation and eventual retirement, but not before he has unleashed some exciting prospects on this season's biggest races. Plus, Tom Magnier on the Magic Millions record breaking sales topper by first season sire Home Affairs, Dave Ord on the return of Salvator Mundi, and Dubai Racing Club farrier Julien Daublain on shoeing some of the world's best as they converge on the desert.

Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead to canter through this week's racing news. Guests today include Irish Champion jockey Jack Kennedy, who updates Nick on his progress as he recovers from yet another broken leg. Also on today's show, a lengthy chat with multiple Classic winning trainer Jim Bolger, who outlines his own plans for consolidation and eventual retirement, but not before he has unleashed some exciting prospects on this season's biggest races. Plus, Tom Magnier on the Magic Millions record breaking sales topper by first season sire Home Affairs, Dave Ord on the return of Salvator Mundi, and Dubai Racing Club farrier Julien Daublain on shoeing some of the world's best as they converge on the desert.

During the summer Netwatch Cullen Park hosted the Hurling for Cancer Research match between Jim Bolger's Stars and Davy Russell's Best. All-Ireland winners from hurling and camogie along with soccer, rugby and racing stars all came along on the night to support this great cause. Many current players were also there, in this you'll hear their admiration of the legends of the past and their excitement at getting to play on the same pitch as Tommy Walsh, Jackie Tyrrell, Martin Storey and Larry O'Gorman. You can already but tickets for the 2025 game which will take place in Netwatch Cullen park on August 18th just follow this link Hurling for Cancer Research 2025| Fundraising Event Ireland

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We hear from Jim Bolger , chair of the GAA's Hurling Helmet Safety working group.

Returning to the campaign trail now and National is sounding the alarm warning a second election could be on the cards if forming a coalition govenrment proves too difficult. Leader Christopher has said he will work with Winston Peters post-election if he has too. Current polling suggests that National and Act will need New Zealand first to get over the line. But at the weekend, the party's campaign chair Chris Bishop raised what he described as the "very real and growing possibility" that Aotearoa might need an election redo if there's an even split on the left and right or it's not possible to form a three way coalition. Winston Peters claims the comments are a sign of panic and scaremongering. Former prime Minister and National Leader Jim Bolger knows how to get a deal done. Following a fractious relationship with Winston Peters he still managed to for the country's first MMP gvernment with NZ first. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6338706581112